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  Top 30 Colleges for Highest Starting Salaries

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  May 21, 2013

  Out of 1,058 colleges surveyed, graduates of these schools grabbed the biggest starting salaries from their first jobs.

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  Best Full-Service Investment Firms Ranked by Investors: J.D. Power—2013

  By Janet Levaux  |  May 9, 2013

  The satisfaction scores of some BDs is “lower than might be expected based on reported performance alone,” according to J.D. Power.

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  8 Really Bad Investments That Lost a Bundle

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  May 7, 2013

  Even the big boys, like Warren Buffett, can lose big bucks on a bad bet.

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  8 of History’s Best Investments

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  April 23, 2013

  When the right investor marries the right time with the right company, the return on investment and the size of the return goes through the roof.

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  8 Most & Least Bullish Big Cities

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  April 22, 2013

  Investors around the country see the economic picture looking brighter. But how much brighter depends, in part, on where they live.

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  6 Bad Athlete Charities

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  April 15, 2013

  All that money and all those good intentions don’t make foundations immune from mismanagement. Maybe they should have hired better advisors.

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  10 Most Generous U.S. Cities for Online Donations in 2012

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  April 12, 2013

  Overall charitable giving in the U.S. last year was relatively flat, but online giving saw double-digit growth, according to recent research by Blackbaud.

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  Top 10 Richest Colleges for 2012—The Biggest Endowments

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  April 2, 2013

  After a big year in 2011, these 10 colleges’ funds rose at a much slower rate last year.

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  Merrill Reinvents Training; Clearing Firms Get Social: April Research—Slideshow

  By Editorial Staff  |  April 1, 2013

  The cover story of the April issue of Research takes an in-depth look at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management's revamped training program. A feature article examines the clearing industry's efforts to move beyond its traditional transaction focus.

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  Top 12 Tax Scams: IRS’ Dirty Dozen for 2013

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  March 27, 2013

  The IRS is onto these fraudsters, from sophisticated computer scammers to opportunists posting fliers on church bulletin boards.